A woman who answered the phone at Lee Bettis’ New Bern law office said Bettis was not making any comments to the media about Wednesday’s incident.

According to a sheriff’s reports, Nicole Bettis called 911 and reported an altercation with her husband occurring at the residence.

On the 911 call to CarteretCounty dispatchers, Nicole Bettis said, “My husband just left. He just abused me. He pushed me down the stairs and choked me and he took off.”

“I’m fine,” she told the dispatchers.

She said that her husband was angry because she did not support him after he was pulled over recently “taking my children to school; I told him not to drive.”

Her mother and father were at the rental home when the alleged incident happened Wednesday morning. Her two young children were also at the house.

“This is not the first incident of him being physically abusive,” she told the dispatchers.

Deputies arrived and spoke with Nicole Bettis, who reported that she was uninjured. Deputies could find no visible signs of assault.

“Mrs. Bettis declined to prosecute Mr. Bettis for assault,” according to the report.

Bettis left the residence on his own accord prior to the deputies’ arrival.

No charges and no arrests were made in connection with Wednesday’s incident.

On Monday morning, as he was leaving CarteretCounty to take his children to school in New Bern, Bettis was stopped by Havelock police and charged with driving while impaired along with two other driving offenses after two motorists reported him driving erratically on N.C. 101.

Bettis registered 0.00 percent on a Breathalyzer, and a blood sample is still awaiting testing.